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Michigan Senate Passes Bills to Cut Childcare Costs, Support Providers

Michigan Senate Passes Bills to Cut Childcare Costs, Support Providers

Bills would codify Tri-Share program, remove red tape facing childcare providers   LANSING, Mich. (May 20, 2026) — To help combat the affordability crisis facing residents statewide, today, Senate Democrats passed a bold bill package to lower the cost of childcare for...

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Planning for retirement shouldn’t depend on where you work.

This proposal would make it easier for workers to save by creating a simple, automatic option for those without employer plans.

Michigan Senate Dems pass bills to expand access to state-run retirement savings program
Michigan Senate Democrats passed two bills creating the Retirement Savings Act.
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It’s getting harder for working families to afford a place to live, so we're taking action to expand affordable housing as part of our Michigan You Can Afford agenda:
✅ Expanding access to affordable housing for middle-income residents
✅ Helping more people qualify for assistance
✅ Strengthening neighborhoods and communities

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It’s getting harder for working families to afford a place to live, so we're taking action to expand affordable housing as part of our Michigan You Can Afford agenda:

✅ Expanding access to affordable housing for middle-income residents
✅ Helping more people qualify for assistance
✅ Strengthening neighborhoods and communities

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It’s National Homeownership Month - here’s how we’ve been fighting to make homeownership more affordable ⬇️

🏡 Putting families first, not corporate investors
Banning big out-of-state private equity firms from buying up Michigan homes

💸 Lowering the cost to build new homes
Creating new tools to bring in investment and build more affordable housing

🏘️ Expanding access for middle-income families
Expanding housing assistance programs so more families qualify

🏠 Strengthening homeowner pathways in mobile home communities
Helping residents purchase and preserve the communities they call home

🚫 Standing up to price gouging
Keeping housing and essentials affordable during emergencies

💰 Making real investments in housing access
Delivered major funding in the 2026 state budget for various homeowner affordability programs

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